Linux & Open Source Now Playing Card GNOME Shell Extension Brings Multi-App Media Control to Your Desktop October 18, 2026 Asro For anyone who relies on Linux for both productivity and entertainment, juggling multiple audio sources at once is a daily routine. Whether you are listening to a podcast on a…
Linux & Open Source Ubuntu 26.10 Official Flavours Arrive with Core Stack Upgrades and the Welcome Return of Ubuntu MATE October 17, 2026 Nana Wu Alongside the flagship release of Ubuntu 26.10, Canonical and its dedicated community of developers have rolled out a comprehensive suite of new versions for the operating system’s official community flavours.…
Linux & Open Source Ubuntu 26.10 Official Flavours Arrive with Major Updates, Tooling Improvements, and a Welcome Return for Ubuntu MATE October 17, 2026 Reynand Wu Alongside the launch of the main edition, the arrival of Ubuntu 26.10 brings a comprehensive wave of new releases across the Linux distribution’s diverse ecosystem of community flavours. Among this…
Mobile Security & Privacy OpenBSD 7.9 Hit by Local Privilege Escalation Exploit Chaining Decades-Old Integer Overflow and Kernel Flaws October 17, 2026 Iffa Jayyana Security researchers have published a sophisticated local privilege escalation exploit targeting OpenBSD 7.9, demonstrating a method to attain root privileges by elegantly chaining a roughly 37-year-old integer overflow with a…
Linux & Open Source Ubuntu 26.10 Official Flavours Arrive with Core Stack Upgrades and a Welcome Return for Ubuntu MATE October 17, 2026 Ali Ikhwan Following hot on the heels of the main operating system release, Canonical and its vibrant open-source community have officially rolled out the latest batch of community flavours for Ubuntu 26.10.…
Mobile Security & Privacy Researchers Expose Root-Level Privilege Escalation Exploit in OpenBSD 7.9 Combining Decades-Old Integer Overflow with Kernel Flaw October 16, 2026 Nana Wu A newly published local privilege escalation exploit achieves root access on OpenBSD 7.9 by ingeniously chaining a roughly 37-year-old integer overflow with a separate kernel vulnerability. This sophisticated attack successfully…
Linux & Open Source Ubuntu 26.10 Official Flavours Arrive with Refined Desktops, Wayland Progress, and a Welcome Return October 16, 2026 Ali Ikhwan Following closely on the heels of the main operating system release, the wider Ubuntu ecosystem has launched its latest wave of updates. Alongside the flagship release of Ubuntu 26.10, a…
Linux & Open Source Microsoft Brings Defender Security Suite to Linux Desktops in Public Preview October 16, 2026 Ali Ikhwan Microsoft Defender is officially expanding its enterprise security footprint to Linux desktops, entering a public preview phase that bridges a long-standing gap in corporate endpoint management. While the concept of…
Mobile Security & Privacy Critical "PwnEscape" Linux Kernel Flaw Exposed in AI-Assisted Cloud Sandbox Challenge October 16, 2026 Jia Lissa A newly disclosed and critical vulnerability residing deep within the Linux kernel has sent ripples through the cloud computing industry. The security flaw, which carries a severe rating, allows malicious…
Linux & Open Source Microsoft Defender Expands to Linux Desktops in Public Preview for Enterprise Environments October 16, 2026 Dwi Wanna Microsoft Defender is officially expanding its footprint into the open-source world once more, with Microsoft announcing that its enterprise security suite is now available for Linux desktops in a public…
